Safety-pocket.



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

RANKIN GARFIELD-FOX, 0F-'SEA'ITLE,` WASHINGTON; 'ASSIGNOR TO BLACKMANUFAC- TUBING COMP-ANY, OF SEATTLEgVWASII-'INGTAON. A

SAFETY-POCKET.

' Specicationfof Letters'.Patcnt.A

IatentediQct. 17, 119,16.

. Application led Aklvliarch 3, 191,3.` Serial No."75`1,8v50.

` and use the same, reference'being Shadi to the accompanying drawings,and' tothe vletters andl figures of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

My invention relates to wearing apparel, more particularly to overalls,and has for its object` to provide the garment with a pocket so formedas to afford safety against its contents accidentally dropping out ofthe pocket, the formation being effected by a simplicity of construction`involving the minimum expenditure of time, labor and material while atthe same time adding to the security or safety and convenience affordedby the pocket.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing 'I and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear the invention consists in the features hereinafterdescribed and then sought to be clearly defined by the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and inWhich:

Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of a pair of overalls having theinvention applied, and Fig. 2 a similar .view with a portion of thepocket brokenl away and a part turned or folded the better to illustratethe interior of the pocket. In the drawing the numeral 1 designates theupper or apron portion of a pair of overalls having the patch portion 2applied thereto to constitute the pocket. This patch has a top edgeinclined upwardly from a to b and downwardly from b to 0,' and has abottom edge inclining from d toe so that the bottom of the pocket willincline downwardly from next to the sideV of the apron toward itscentral portion for a purpose hereinafter appearing, the double inclineof the top edge serving not only for the easy insertion of the hand butalso adding to the safety of the pocket as will later appear. The upperand lower edges and also the outer edge of the patch will be folded andsecured by a double rowV of stitching 3, and the patch-y will beattached tothe body of the apron by the same or a similar lineofstitching along the outer and the loweredge and along the portionfroml Z1 toV c exceptwhere the latter is left open to form the mouth fora pencilpocket 8 formed by a, line ofl stitching 4' through the apronand patch, while thel inner edge of the patch is'insertedA in the seam 5off the apron and secured by the stitching 6 of that seam. From theinner corner of the top edge of the patch a line 'of stitching 7' ispassed througlrthe patch and apron so1 as to. incline downwardly toward'the' lower outer corner of the pocket, said line of stitching lyingunder the mouth of the pocket and forming an inclined passageway at themouth of the pocket so that articles inserted will pass toward the lowerouter corner of the pocket and then by the inclinedl bottom directedtoward the lower inner corner of the pocket so as to lie in thecompartment below the downward and inwardly inclined line of stitching7. Thisv will bring the articles into such position that when the wearerof the garment leans forward or to one side the articles will nd alodgment in the space or compartment beneath and adjacent to the line ofstitching 7 so that they cannot slide out of the pocket. Should thewearer lean in the other direc# tion the articles will be caught andvheld either by the line of stitching 7 or by the inclined stitched edgefrom b to the mouth of the pencil pocket and thus be prevented fromsliding out of the inclined passageway immediately under the openinclined mouth of the pocket.

By the simple specially designed top edge of the pocket together withits inclined bottom and the downwardly inclined line of stitching 7extending from the inner top corner of the pocket so as to form theinclined passageway a pocket is formed which will most effectivelyprevent articles from accidentally slipping out of thepocket At the sametime the easy insertion and, withdrawal of articles from the pocket isprovided for, and the certainty `of the articles assuming a position ofsafety when inserted in the pocket is assured. Again, the features ofsafety and convenience at the minimum expenditure of time and labor inproviding the same is made possible by the special features ofconstruction specified all of which are important items in themanufacture of garments of this character.

It4 is obvious that some ofthe features described may be omitted andVthe advantages of theother features retained but the best results areobtainable when the several features are employed intheir relation oneof the pocket and provided with inclined lines of stitching at bothsides of the pocketmouth extending from opposite corners of the openmouth, one line of said stitching extending under the open mouth and incon- -junction withthe other line of stitchingk forming an.. inclinedpassage-way extending downwardly from the mouth of the pocket.

2. In a garment, a safety-pocket consiste ing of a patch7 securedthereto t0 form an open mouth at the top of the pocket and provided withinclined lines of stitching at both sides of the pocket-mouth, one lineof said stitching extending under the open mouth and in conjunction withthe other line of stitching forming an inclined passage-way extendingdownwardly from the mouth of the pocket, the bottom line of the pocketinclining downwardly fromone corner to the opposite corner under theline of stitching which extends under the mouth of the pocket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.i

RANKIN GARFIELD FOX.

Witnesses:

En J. BROWN, W. J. DALY.

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